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Espinosa received the 2006 Broadway.com Audience Award for "Favorite Female Replacement", in recognition of her performances as Elphaba during her Broadway run as lead. [9] Espinosa originated the role of Elphaba for the third U.S. production of Wicked in Los Angeles, which opened on February 21, 2007, playing the role until December 30, 2007. [10]
Eden Espinosa, an original “Wicked” cast member who played Elphaba on Broadway over seven years and inspired some of the score’s famous riffs. McKenzie Kurtz , who played Glinda in the show ...
Elphaba Thropp (/ ˈ ɛ l f ə b ə ˈ θ r ɒ p /) is the protagonist in the 1995 novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire, its musical theatre adaptation, and the musical's two-part film adaptation, Wicked (2024) and Wicked: For Good (2025).
On January 11, 2005, Bean took over as Elphaba full-time, where she performed opposite Jennifer Laura Thompson and then Megan Hilty as Glinda, until her last show on January 8, 2006. [15] On January 10, she was replaced by Eden Espinosa as Elphaba. In 2006, Bean reprised the role of Elphaba in the first national tour of Wicked. [16]
Elphaba dons only black; Glinda is in pink everything. “My hope was to create two women (who were) very intentional in how they present themselves,” he says. “Glinda is privileged.
Furthermore, Chu wanted to capture a closeup of Elphaba using 65 mm lenses, with each take running 10 minutes long. “He wants her to have the time to perform that scene, to feel the emotion of ...
Cynthia Chinasaokwu Onyedinmanasu Amarachukwu Owezuke Echimino Erivo (/ ə ˈ r iː v oʊ / ə-REE-voh; [2] born 8 January 1987) is a British actress and singer. Known for her work on both stage and screen, she is the recipient of several accolades and one of few individuals nominated for an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony Award (EGOT), winning all but the Oscar.
In a new interview with Variety, Erivo, 37, details how Elphaba, whom she portrays in the film, came to wear braids instead of the signature long, dark waves worn by the character in the musical.